RE: Reading the Voynich MS in Voynich

[Jim Comegys <Comegys_J@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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> From: 	Steve Ekwall
> Sent: 	Friday, February 16, 2001 1:07 AM
> To: 	Corey Snow
> Cc: 	voynich@xxxxxxxx
> Subject: 	Re: Reading the Voynich MS in Voynich
> 
> <snip most> You Wrote:
>  
>  A while back I toyed with the idea (and discussed it
>  with some friends offline) of getting enough money
>  together using donations, grants, etc. to pay Yale to
>  take a set of images of the VMS using standard, IR,
>  UV, and maybe other formats as well. This would be
>  complete, large-format, high-resolution images of
>  EVERY page. The resulting (rather large, I would
>  imagine) database of images and data could be put onto
>  a set of CDs or DVD-ROMs.
>  
>  These images would be of extremely high quality and
>  the thought I had was that Yale could be convinced to
>  undertake such an effort in return for having the
>  right to distribute the resulting CDs/DVDs as long as
>  they were free of cost (except media and/or delivery
>  costs).
>  
> <end snip>
> 
>    I agree !!  One additional point would be the preservation of the 
> MS itself ... and IT could be saved in it's entirety from hence forth.
> 
> Best to you & yours
> -=se=-
> steve (everyboby wants to get their hands.on.it?!) ekwall
> 
> IR UV and Micro photo = YES
> 
	Jim Comegys, Madera

	Getting a decent copy of the VMS is the most obvious and logical
step to answering numerous questions.  From time to time someone talks about
it, wants to solicit money, and the idea fizzles.

	1.  Sign me up, I will cheerfully pay whatever the correct fee is
for getting a copy made.

	2.  If this thing fizzles one more time, then sign me up for the
committee to arrange for someone to be hired and paid to get the copy made
and I will cheerfull pay for that, too.

	3.  Either way, let's get off the dime!  Where do I send a check?
You want American dollars or Euros or what?

	2.